Maryland railway station

Maryland railway station is on the Great Eastern Main Line serving the Maryland area of the London Borough of Newham, east London. It is 4 miles 39 chains (7.2 km) down the line from London Liverpool Street and is situated between Stratford and Forest Gate. Its three-letter station code is MYL and it is in fare zone 3.

Maryland Elizabeth line
Maryland is located in Greater London
Maryland
Maryland
Location of Maryland in Greater London
LocationMaryland
Local authorityLondon Borough of Newham
Managed byTransport for London
OwnerNetwork Rail
Station codeMYL
DfT categoryD
Number of platforms4
AccessibleYes[1]
Fare zone3
National Rail annual entry and exit
2017–18Decrease 1.146 million[2]
2018–19Increase 1.254 million[2]
2019–20Increase 1.331 million[2]
2020–21Decrease 0.639 million[2]
2021–22Increase 1.430 million[2]
Railway companies
Pre-groupingGreat Eastern Railway
Post-groupingLondon and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
6 January 1873Opened as Maryland Point
28 October 1940Renamed Maryland
Other information
External links
WGS8451.546°N 0.0059°E / 51.546; 0.0059
 London transport portal

The station was opened in 1873 as Maryland Point by the Great Eastern Railway. It was renamed Maryland in 1940. It is currently managed by Transport for London and is on the Elizabeth line between Shenfield and Heathrow Airport.

History

The station was opened by the Great Eastern Railway on its main line out of Bishopsgate on 6 January 1873 with the name Maryland Point. It was fully rebuilt in 1891 when the line capacity was expanded.[3] Its name was shortened to Maryland on 28 October 1940.[4] New station buildings, designed by Thomas Bennett, were opened in 1949.[5]

Of the four platforms, only the two serving the stopping "metro" lines are in regular operation, the others being used only when necessary during engineering works or temporary train path diversions.

The station is one of the primary rail access points for the residential areas in the north of Stratford and the south of Leytonstone in east London. The area surrounding the station has seen much redevelopment in the 21st century, with ongoing improvements underway related to the nearby Olympic Park. Notably, the "twisted clock" timepiece/sculpture formerly installed outside Stratford station was relocated to Maryland.

Maryland was closed between 27 July and 12 August 2012, during the 2012 Olympic Games, as it would have been unable to cope with the large numbers of spectators who might have used it to access the venues nearby at the Olympic Park.[6]

Maryland was added to the planned Crossrail route in 2006 after campaigning by Newham Council, the London Transport Users Committee and others. At 169 metres (185 yd), the platforms are too short for Crossrail's new trains which will be over 200 metres (220 yd) in length, and extending the platforms is impossible due to geographical constraints. Transport for London has therefore committed to providing a full service, making use of selective door operation such that doors on some end carriages will not open at Maryland. An agreement was also reached about improving access to the station. The Elizabeth line's precursor TfL Rail took control of the present stopping service at the end of May 2015 from Abellio Greater Anglia, and the new Class 345 trains were introduced in June 2017, before the Elizabeth line took full control of the station and services on 24 May 2022.

Services

As of the May 2023 timetable, the typical Monday to Friday off-peak Elizabeth line service is:

Preceding station Elizabeth line Following station
Stratford
towards Paddington or Heathrow Terminal 5
 Elizabeth line Forest Gate
towards Shenfield

Connections

London Buses routes 69, 257, 308, school route 678 and night route N8 serve the station.[7]

References
  1. Standard Tube Map (PDF) (Map). Not to scale. Transport for London. November 2022. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 November 2022. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
  2. "Estimates of station usage". Rail statistics. Office of Rail Regulation. Please note: Some methodology may vary year on year.
  3. The Newham Story: Maryland Point Archived 18 June 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  4. "News in Brief", The Times, 23 October 1940, p. 2.
  5. Lawrence, David (2018). British Rail Architecture 1948–97. Crecy Publishing Ltd. p. 18. ISBN 9780860936855.
  6. "Maryland". Get Ahead of the Games. Transport for London. 23 July 2012. Archived from the original on 23 July 2012. Retrieved 28 July 2015.
  7. "Buses from Maryland" (PDF). TfL. 1 May 2022. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
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